Inspired by Pac-Man, he envisioned similar gameplay in an open playing field rather than in a maze. The initial concept was conceived by John Kotlarik, who aimed to create a non-violent game. The game features monaural sound and pixel graphics on a 19 inch CRT monitor. Entering the drain while the bubble is too small costs one life. In addition, whenever the bubble has a face, the drain flashes green, giving the player a chance to enter it and skip the next level. At this point, if the bubble is large enough to have a complete face, the player moves on to the next level otherwise, one life is lost and the level must be replayed.
The broom can be acquired by running over a cleaning lady who appears in the sink from time to time.Ī level ends when all of the point-scoring objects are gone - either lost down the drain, cleaned by sponges/brushes, eaten by roaches, or absorbed by the bubble. Contact with a blade is always fatal, while the bubble can safely touch the roach only while carrying a broom, which will kill the roach with one hit. Two other enemies in the sink are stationary razor blades and roaches that crawl out of the drain. Sponges and brushes can be knocked into the drain for bonus points, eliminating them from play. In this case, the enemy will be knocked away and the bubble will shrink. Touching either of these enemies costs a player one life unless the bubble is large enough to have a complete face. At the same time, sponges and scrub brushes slowly move around the sink, cleaning it on their own in competition with the player. As the bubble absorbs more objects, it grows in size, eventually acquiring first eyes and then a smiling mouth. The object is to clean a kitchen sink by maneuvering over ants, crumbs, and grease spots to absorb them before they slide into the drain. The game was later released as a web-based version and on home consoles as part of arcade compilations.īubbles is an action game with puzzle elements where the player controls the protagonist, a soap bubble, from a top-down perspective. The game received a mixed reception from critics, who focused on the game's unusual premise. Anghelo designed the game's artwork and scenario as well as a special plastic cabinet that saw limited use. Kotlarik desired to create a non-violent game inspired by Pac-Man. The object is to progress through levels by cleaning the sink while avoiding enemies.ĭevelopment was handled by John Kotlarik and Python Anghelo. The player uses a joystick to control a bubble in a kitchen sink. It is an action game that features two-dimensional (2D) graphics. Bubbles is an arcade video game developed by Williams Electronics and released in 1982.
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